RCE in Microsoft Windows 2000
CVE-2006-4696
Unspecified vulnerability in the Server service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, Server 2003 SP1 and earlier, and XP SP2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet, aka "SMB Rename Vulnerability."
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.433 (98.7th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.435 · newest: 0.433 · change: -0.002
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows 2000
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server — versions r2, sp1
- Microsoft Windows Xp
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/20373 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449179/100/0/threaded (vendor-advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/820628 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-063 (vendor-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8 (signature, vdb-entry)
- securitytracker.com/id (Patch, vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3982 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29373 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-4696?
- CVE-2006-4696 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, classified under Code Injection. Published 2006-10-10.
- Is CVE-2006-4696 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.